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Molecular predictors of treatment resistance and recurrence following neoadjuvant therapy in rectal cancer.
BMC cancer - 22 Oct 2025
Huang Fengyuan, McLeod M Chandler, Irwin Regina K, Smithson Mary, Gao Min, Hardiman Karin M, Chong Zechen
Abstract excerpt
Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) is the standard treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer, but only 20–40% of patients completely respond to this treatment. Pre-treatment predictors of response are understudied. To define the molecular features that are associated with response to nCRT, we compared genomic and transcriptomic data from 318 pre-treatment biopsies of microsatellite stable rectal cancers from...
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